Trip to Mount Tai

Climb Mount Taishan at night

early morning sunrise

 

 

 

Mount Taishan

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to Mount Tai

Mount Tai, one of the Five Mountains, is located in Tai'an, Shandong Province. Its main peak, Yuhuangding, is 1,532.7 meters above sea level.

Mount Tai was regarded by the ancients as a paradise that "directly leads to the throne of the emperor". It became a sacred mountain worshiped by the people and a sacred mountain for emperors to offer sacrifices. There is a saying that "if Mount Tai is safe, all the world will be safe". From Qin Shihuang to the Qing Dynasty, 13 generations of emperors successively visited Mount Tai to enshrine or offer sacrifices.

 

My hiking route:

Red Gate - Zhongtian Gate - Nantian Gate - Jade Emperor Summit

 

 

START

An easy trip

 

Sometimes it is very simple to just go on a trip. In fact, this is not a trip that I took on the spur of the moment. It was a trip taken by a friend of mine, Su Su, and I was a companion.

 

Su Su murmured to me many times, saying every few seconds: "Let's go to Mount Tai to have fun!", "Let's go to Mount Tai to have fun!"

 

When she first talked about it, I experienced waking up early in the morning two days in a row and feeling exhausted. Hearing her talk about climbing Mount Tai made my head hurt. Thinking about the road, and the fact that I had tripped and dropped my head on the steps, I was extremely scared of it.

 

I refused at first. Wouldn’t it be nice to sleep at home? Later, because she kept saying that she didn’t know which string was wrong, I said, “Okay.”

 

She bought all the tickets while I was sleeping in a daze, and I finally experienced what it means: "There is no retreat."

 

 

oh the way

always on the road

 

When I arrived in Tai'an early that morning, I had the impression that it was a gray city, and it looked like I had just woken up. We didn’t have time to go shopping, and we didn’t dare to go shopping, for fear that we wouldn’t have the energy by then. We spent the day lying in the hotel to recharge our batteries.

 

 

 

(Taian in the morning)

At nine o'clock in the evening, we set off from the Red Gate. I bought trekking poles and a flashlight at the bottom of the mountain. I really bought the right trekking pole, without it as a support, I might actually be "climbing" the mountain.

 

We were full of energy at the beginning and laughed all the way. We saw a person dressed as a nun. Su Su said he looked like Ning Caichen. I said, "That's a girl. Ning Caichen is a boy! I'm more curious about whether that's a nun from the mountain or a nun." cosplay.”

 

The people behind him suddenly became excited when they heard Ning Caichen, and it was quite funny when he said it. He called out Siri and asked, "Who is Ning Caichen's partner?" Later, he didn't find out and even scolded Siri.

 

These people with accents that sounded like Shandong followed Xiao Yiyi behind us. When Susu and I climbed the steep slope, I said: "Actually, I'm not afraid of falling to death. I'm just afraid that when I fall, I'll throw the ball like a bowling ball." The person behind was smashed."

 

Someone from behind immediately whispered: "Then let's stay away from her quickly."

 

Some very interesting exchanges, I almost thought these people could join us. As a result, they didn't even arrive at the Zhongtian Gate, so they rested and were never seen again.

 

 

Su Su and I developed a relatively strict rest system. At the beginning, we said: "Both of us must be tired and agree to rest before we can rest."

 

Later, it was changed to a time system. It was after nine o'clock at that time, and she said that we could only rest between 11:30 and 12:00. I agreed. Although I was energetic at the beginning, I persevered, and it was only about 11:15 when I arrived at Zhongtian Gate . My face was sweaty and I sighed that I was lucky I didn’t wear makeup. We ate tomatoes and grilled sausages at Zhongtianmen, rested for about 20 minutes, and set off again.

I met all kinds of people along the way, but they were all just passers-by. Some people were laughing and joking, some were sitting down to rest, and some were running fast with speakers. I really like the feeling of music passing by, bringing a moment of surprise.

 

After Zhongtianmen, it was probably the hardest part of the journey for me. Looking back now, it was not the kind of exhaustion that would kill one. Sometimes, after walking desperately for a while, I looked up and saw that there was still some distance to go. When I took the last few steps, I felt that my legs could no longer support my body. My facial expression at that time must have been very ferocious. I couldn't straighten my back, I was hunched over and moved up little by little, and even the movements of my hands and feet were intermittent. This was the most terrifying and impressive pain for me. But the soreness of that moment passed, and after a short rest, I could move on immediately.

 

The section from Zhongtianmen to Nantianmen includes eighteen pans, which should be regarded as the scarier memories of many friends who have climbed Mount Tai. I can’t tell if there are really eighteen pans. I originally wanted to count them, but later I found out that there are actually eighteen pans. Long and short, people are almost dying, and they forget about counting. One section after another is still very steep, but as long as you don’t think about giving up and grit your teeth and persevere little by little, you will definitely reach the top.

 

 

Susu is very good. We drank milk together. She drank it faster than me. I asked her why she drank it so fast. Didn’t she say that you shouldn’t be in a hurry to drink water after strenuous exercise? She said: "This way, I can hold your hand." You're gone."

 

We started climbing the mountain at nine o'clock and arrived at Nantianmen at about two or three in the morning. We ate a bowl of instant noodles worth 15 yuan, wiped our sweat, put on makeup, and started heading to Jade Emperor Summit.

 

When we were about to reach the top, the steep slopes came one after another. One person was so tired that he collapsed and said: "It's over, I can't see the future."

 

 

When we were waiting for the sunrise on the top of the mountain, a group of people gathered together to endure the cold. A few boys were also very cute and said, "I have no experience this time. I will know next time. When you come, you need to bring a girl with you. It's very difficult." The pure kind can still take advantage. "It's quite cute. I probably forgot how tired I was when I came up after staying at the top of the mountain for a long time. Everyone was exhausted and sweating profusely, and they still took advantage, hahahaha.

 

They were still competing with each other to see who wore less clothes. One person even criticized the other person for insisting on fighting landlords on the top of Mount Tai. Fighting landlords on the top of Mount Tai was quite exciting. It would be better if they didn’t litter. On the ground at dawn Saw a few cards.

 

It was four or five o'clock in the morning, almost sunrise, and many people were talking noisily: "Fuck, fuck." The security guard shouted loudly: "Don't get excited."

 

Someone coughed and said: "This is our beautiful Chinese dialect." Several people laughed. The security guard was really worried. He jumped back and forth among the group of people and said to us over and over again: "No. Gathering, don’t gather people!”

 

 

 

 

(Sunrise at 5:30 on Mount Tai)

Sure enough, there are many lovely people on the top of the mountain. Those people I meet at the foot of the mountain or halfway up the mountain will really never meet again, so I understand the sentence: "See you at the top of the mountain!"

 

You have to know that you will meet many people halfway up the mountain, and they may have their own rhythm. Some people will be faster than you, and some people will be slower than you.

 

Climbing a mountain is very simple. The top of the mountain is right there, but life is different. There is no top of the mountain. In fact, sometimes you don’t know where you are going or what you are going to do.

 

At this time, a plan and a belief that restrains oneself from stopping are particularly important.

 

 

We didn’t make a single friend during this trip. We were so tired that it was really difficult to keep making noises and talking. But seeing the bright eyes and interesting souls under so many masks, I felt that the trip was worth it. .

 

Climbing a mountain is like experiencing four seasons. It is summer at the foot of the mountain and winter at the top of the mountain. Practice and hone your will, and you can think through many things.

 

If you feel that your life is stagnant, why not go climb a mountain and see whether it is easier to climb the mountain or to live easier.

 

 

 

 

 

Continue

Conclusion

 

This official account has been silent for a long time, and I plan to write at least one article every month. If I can persist, it can be regarded as my "mountain climbing journey." I found that I have grown a lot, and I want to use this official account to record my growth. Thank you for your attention.

 

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